Any Stories With a Really Miserable Male Lead Who's Insecure and Secretly in Love? 有没有男主特别惨的文啊，还自卑暗恋心理上自卑的

1. 1 怎 How Could Anyone Resist Her? 怎敌她动人 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Physical book goes on sale September 19 at 7:30 p.m.] [Reborn in school + healing + secret crush from the male lead + both leads have no past relationships, happy ending] Bright, charming sweetheart x obsessive, restrained man * In the eyes of outsiders, Xu Jiqing was refined and aloof, a dazzling new elite from a wealthy family and a self-made miracle who had risen from poverty. Su Xia was unbelievably lucky to marry him at her most desperate. Only Su Xia knew that Xu Jiqing was a madman. She 232.8kReads9.5Score34.9kShelves

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   The story of the male protagonist's teenage years made me feel uncomfortable.

2. 2 重 Reborn as the Obsessive Tycoon's Little Fairy 重生成了偏执大佬的小仙女 Autumn Colors Leave No Leisure秋色不暇Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted #Redemption and Sweet Romance# #Insecure Boy x Nation’s First Love# At eighteen, Wen Yue was everyone’s precious darling, cherished in the palms of their hands, like the moon in the sky: beautiful, but out of reach. At eighteen, Ji Yan had no one to care for or love him. He was gloomy and hard to get along with. That lonely, shadowy boy would one day become a big shot everyone dreaded crossing paths with. If she hadn’t been reborn, Wen Yue would never have imagined that the gloomy, cold boy woul 1.7kReads9.1Score166Shelves

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   The rich girl vs the poor boy ✨ The male protagonist is very miserable, very humble and poor, the poor man competes with dogs for food, but he leaves all the good things to the female protagonist. He likes the female protagonist but dare not express it. He has been secretly crushing on the female protagonist [almost crying] because the female protagonist is dazzling and clean to him, but he is stuck in the mud🌷

3. 3 重 The Reborn Jiang Shao’s Unforgettable First Love 重生偏执江少的白月光 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Healing + Obsessive Love] She was the goddess everyone admired. He was the gloomy boy everyone avoided. She was a wealthy heiress. He was a penniless orphan. She was sunny and gentle. He was dark and obsessive. He lived in a mire, while she lived like a fairy, cherished by everyone around her. Jiang Yan never imagined that the girl everyone thought was impossibly out of his league would come to him with all the warmth in the world. She gave him everything she had and spoiled him 13.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
4. 4 春 Spring Mountain in Uproar 春山喧 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Faithful couple + older-sister-younger-man romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + healing + slow-paced travel variety show + happy ending] "Straightforward, loyal F1 driver x glamorous, gentle actress" - At the height of her fame, Wen Wanning was filming in Northeast China. On a snowy night with temperatures at minus twenty degrees, her van broke down halfway up a mountain. Not long after she hung up with the repair shop, a battered Santana came skidd 123.9kReads9.5Score23.9kShelves

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   The male protagonist is really miserable, because he has received too much malice, so he always doesn't want to cause trouble to others, which is very distressing.

5. 5 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score185.1kShelves
6. 6 重 Reborn to Redeem Him: I Spoiled My Obsessive, Unhinged Lover Rotten 重生救赎，我把偏执疯批宠上天了 Li Sheng Loves Candy黎笙爱吃糖Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Obsessive love + redemption + reborn + sweet romance + from school days to the wedding altar + dark-room confinement + devoted to each other + happy ending] [Bold, gorgeous beauty x beautiful, tragic, powerful, dual-personality madman] In her previous life, Yu Tang gave her heart to a scumbag and got nothing for all her devotion. Only after her death, when she bound herself to a rebirth System, did she learn that Gu Qi, a top mogul in A City’s financial world, had been secretly in love with her 2.4kReads9.2Score312Shelves

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   This book is settled, okay?

7. 7 少 Keep Moving Forward, Young Man 少年且前行 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Bearing the hopes of his disabled parents and supported by every uncle and elder in Kaoshan Village, Wang Yan arrived in Binhai carrying a fertilizer sack full of the future. He stepped onto campus and began his journey toward changing his life… 68.1kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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   The male protagonist has been poor since he was a child, and his parents are blind. In order for the male protagonist to study, he went out to beg. However, the male protagonist also strives for success and has been frugal since he was a child. However, the male protagonist has not made friends since he was a child, until college...

8. 8 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 9.2kReads5.8Score491Shelves

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   This male protagonist is hard of hearing, has an illegitimate child, and was abused by Qingmei.

9. 9 军 The Soldier's Wife Is Both Cunning and Bold, and Her 1970s Officer Husband Is at His Wits' End 军嫂又茶又勇，七零军官哄得头痛 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 24.3kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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   This, in the early stage, I had low self-esteem, was tough-talking, and fought against each other during tasks, it was so funny.

10. 10 乖 Don’t Cry, Sweetheart! The Brooding Boy Spoils Her in His Arms 乖宝别哭！阴翳少年抱怀里宠 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted (A tragic, beautiful boy × a healing little moon, salvation + sweet romance + irresistible flirtation, both leads know how to work their charm) Li You died on the day Jiang Yan loved her most. He never knew she had been secretly in love with him for a very, very long time. Time turned back five years. The boy leaned against the wall with one hand and bent down with a mocking smile. “Li You, can’t you stay the hell away from me? I don’t like obedient girls like you.” She nodded softly and took on 4.8kReads9.3Score578Shelves

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    ①[Beautiful and powerful young boy × Healing little moon] ✨Li You has a cheerful and bright personality, and has parents who love her the most. Like the little moon in the sky, she can only be loved from a distance. ✨Jiang Yan was abducted by human traffickers when he was young. He was imprisoned in a cage, swallowed glass, and robbed of food with dogs. Those dark eyes have seen purgatory on earth. ✨She was at the top of his dislike list. His brother misunderstood and teased her. No one knew that a certain boy knitted bracelets late at night just to make her laugh. ✨He said hoarsely, "Do you want to follow me?" ✨"Yes!" ②This is about the male protagonist having a secret love for the female protagonist. The male protagonist's secret love is really heartbreaking [almost crying] [almost crying] [almost crying] [Reborn Girl × Poor Male Protagonist] That night, Nan Zheng brought a bunch of grilled chicken wings to her. The skin had been burnt black, and she really didn't seem to have any appetite. 🍥But Nan Zheng still insisted on handing it to her. 🍥Yu Zhizhi pushed away the chicken wing he handed over, perhaps with too much force, and the chicken wing with one side burnt to black charcoal fell to the ground. 🍥At that time, she said: "Stop dazzling me!" "Looking at your face, I can't even eat." 🍥She also ignored the boy's muttering to himself that day. "That's what I baked specially for you." [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

11. 11 心 A Heart's Hard to Speak 心动难言 Chive Fish Ball Bun韭菜鱼丸包Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Childhood Friends + School Life] Yu Zhizhi was struck on the head by a dilapidated billboard and sent straight back to high school, two years earlier. Looking at her first boyfriend, who had treated her like a tool and whom she’d been dating for less than two months, she decided to stay away from the jerk and relive her recently ended high school years. Then Nan Zheng, the haughty guy she couldn’t stand, was caught secretly being kind to her: The bottle of milk on her desk ev 153Reads9.0Score—Shelves
12. 12 谁 Who’s Your White Moonlight? That’s Clearly My Wife 谁是你的白月光？那明明是我老婆 Pineapple Hero凤梨大侠Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted Completed + sweet romance An insecure older obsessive CEO X a bright and beautiful heiress Huo Yunzheng thought he’d finally gone mad. He’d dreamed that the person he cherished most was holding him. But the security footage showed him it was all real. The person he’d longed for but could never have actually wanted to marry him. Even if Gu An wanted to marry him just to get treatment, he still wouldn’t let her go. Huo Yunzheng: “A die-hard solo fan. I’ll take out anyone who ships her with someone 847Reads—Score139Shelves

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    The male protagonist has low self-esteem and is yandere in his old age. He feels aggrieved when he is mature and stable. He pretends to be pitiful when the female protagonist catches him doing little tricks. It's so pretty.

13. 13 重 Reborn in My Youth, I Cling to the Brooding Boy and Never Let Go 重生年少时，抱紧阴郁少年不撒手 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 2.5kReads6.5Score143Shelves

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    The rich and beautiful young lady VS the poor school bully who bears a blood feud! I'll jump right into this setting! He looked like he was dragging her to the sky, but in fact he even carefully collected the band-aids she gave him. Class difference 🆚 A sense of redemption, a sweet abuse to the ceiling!

14. 14 我 I Love You, and I’m Guilty 我爱你，我有罪 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Tang Xiaoran says: “My feelings run too deep. If I’m alive but can’t hold you, I’ll go mad.” Everyone has something they can’t let go of. For Tang Xiaoran, it’s Shen Muyan. Tang Xiaoran is too single-minded. Her devotion turns into an obsession, and obsession hurts both the person who holds it and the person it’s directed at. … Shen Muyan says: “Good riddance to that woman. Let’s go have a drink to celebrate.” But when he’s drunk, he asks his friend, “Did I miss something really important?” “Yes 1.8kReads7.0Score114Shelves

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    In the early stage, the male protagonists were awesome, stable and doggy🐶, but in the later stage, they chased their wives in the crematorium, which was super sad✨

15. 15 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 112kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
16. 16 别 Don't Call Me a Child of the Moon 别叫我月亮的孩子 Xiaomi Is Me小米就是我呀Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Gloomy, Insecure Moonlit Boy × Warm, Radiant Little Sun] Jiang Jinye is the quietest shadow in school. Bruised all over, he lives with his father’s alcoholism and beatings. Everyone calls him gloomy, broken, and beyond saving. Until one day, Wen Fengqing, the top student in his year, sits beside him and becomes his “little tutor.” She sees the bruises beneath his uniform and says softly, “Jiang Jinye, you’re like a child the moon forgot here on earth.” He has spent so long curled up in the dark 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Don't Call Me Moon's Child" Wen Fengqing x Jiang Jinye She is the dazzling sun who always sits in the front row, and he is the inferior boy who hides in the corner and dare not look up to see the light. Everyone called him "Moon's Child", avoided him, and talked about him. Only Wen Fengqing would forcefully give him a candy in the afternoon classroom, and would deliberately take a detour to accompany him home after evening self-study. She spent three years telling him: You are not the child of the moon, you are my worth in the world. Later, the person who never replied to messages had only one sentence in his circle of friends - "She is my Qing." ##HE

17. 17 跪 Kneel and Kiss the Iris 跪吻鸢尾 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Tu Mingyuan was made to marry the ruthless CEO of the Li family in her sister's place. He spent every night indulging himself with her, and she thought he loved her. But that was only what she believed. When he had to choose between two people, she was the one he abandoned. Pregnant, she fell into the sea and vanished without a trace. At last, the ruthless CEO went mad. “Drain every drop of seawater if you have to, but find her! I want her alive if she's alive, and her body if she's dead!” Three 2.4kReads—Score136Shelves

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    It's so miserable. The male protagonist was pampered and loved since he was a child. But when he was fifteen, everything changed drastically. His parents died at the age of 15, and the old man who loved him most died at the age of 18. Then he was forced to inherit the family business and become the president. But when he first became the president, life was not that easy. Many senior executives of the group targeted him one by one. He climbed up to his current position by following the corpses of those people. He originally thought that life would be easier. But one day At the age of 23, his younger brother died while blocking a gun for him. At the age of 25, he finally fell in love with a woman, but the woman was kidnapped, fell into the sea, and disappeared for three years. He suffered from delusion and insomnia. He originally thought that his parents died by accidentally drinking poison and it was an accident. However, it took ten years to discover that they were deliberately murdered.

18. 18 倔 Stubborn Bones 倔骨 Xie Huanghua谢黄花Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [A wealthy young lady who hides a ruthless side x a poor, helpless, beautiful but miserable boy] Campus · unrequited love · county town · bad ending After talking back to her father, Xu Anzhi was “exiled” to a small county town in the southwest. Once a rich young lady, she was now penniless and powerless, though her temper remained unchanged. Huicheng was filthy and run-down, and Xu Anzhi hated everything about it, except for one unruly, attention-grabbing boy. Xie Xun was something else: skippi 393Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Super nice, recommended, recommended

19. 19 他 There's a Scar in His Palm 他的掌心有疤 Xiaomi Is Me小米就是我呀Ancient Romance584k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + transmigration + yandere + playing the fool while hiding one’s true strength + both pure + happy ending] --He acts pitiful by day and goes on a killing spree by night. A frail prince with superb acting skills × a valiant general’s daughter, a amnesiac princess consort “Yandere Prince” Xiao Yanmo: seemingly weak and easy to bully, but secretly obsessive and ruthless. A scar across his palm means he cannot hold her hand, yet he can crush anyone’s throat. “Overprotective Wife” 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sisters, I really can't help but shout out about this ancient book - it's too top-notch!! The male protagonist is not the kind of prince who comes out cool and arrogant. He is a "waste prince" with a sickly appearance and a limp when he walks. During the day, he is beaten and can't fight back. At night, he crushes other people's throats. Who can stand up to this kind of yandere who pretends to be good during the day and criticizes like crazy at night? The heroine is the fourth lady of the general's mansion. A person who traveled through time lost his memory. He forgot who he was married to and who he was. So he started: while pretending to be weak and jealous, he secretly punished all those who bullied her.

20. 20 她 She Is Like the Deep Sea 她似深海 The Strange One at Midnight夜半的诡Modern Romance577k WordsOngoing She is like the deep sea. After knowing Su Nian for twenty years, loving her for ten, and hating her for another ten, that is the most accurate way I can describe her. I thought I had seen all of her, but I couldn’t even begin to measure her depth. My name is Lu Chen. Ten years ago, she left me and went back to another man. I spent ten years building Chenyu, building a respectable, successful life without her. Ten years later, she sent her resume to my company. Her credentials were as polishe 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "She Is Like the Deep Sea" - a reunion that begins with revenge, and an ultimate reversal about substitutes, misunderstandings and love as deep as the sea. When ten years of hatred collided with ten years of silent guardianship, when the hunter thought he was in control of the situation, little did he know that he had stepped step by step into the seemingly peaceful but powerful deep sea...

21. 21 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 1.8kReads—Score100Shelves

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    The sinister male protagonist is so good at acting! Pretending that his damaged ears were still intact, he watched the heroine tease him step by step, feeling secretly happy that the hearing aids were all a lie. After she broke the disguise, she doted on the heroine, who was also soft and sweet! Feel free to enter! ✊

22. 22 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Stabbed the Male Lead 穿书后，给了男主一刀 Indigo Lamp木蓝灯Modern Romance216k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Redemption + Heroine's Growth + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] The heroine is insecure at first, then becomes a total attention-seeker. Jin An is the unluckiest author in web fiction. Her million-word business-war masterpiece went viral overnight, only to be banned the next night, leaving her buried in debt. At her most desperate, she suddenly transmigrated into the world of her own novel. Of all people, she had to become the vicious supporting female character in the m 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push push, the male protagonist brings his own system to approach the female protagonist. Everything is his long-planned plan. He got the opportunity by jumping off the building again and again. Recommended!

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